Morgan J Miller

Back To Search

Morgan J Miller

Partner, Litigation Department

Washington, D.C.

T 1(202) 551-1861

F 1(202) 551-0261

London

T 44-020-3321-1029

morganmiller@paulhastings.com

Morgan Miller is a partner in the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. and London offices. His practice focuses on representing companies and individuals in white collar defense, anticorruption, securities enforcement, and related investigations before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Department of Justice, U.K. Serious Fraud Office, and other international regulators. Mr. Miller's particular areas of expertise include cross-border investigations involving complex financial and accounting issues and anticorruption matters, including under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and U.K. Bribery Act, as well as internal and special committee representations, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance. Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Mr. Miller served as counsel in the Division of Enforcement at the SEC in Washington, D.C. During his tenure, Mr. Miller investigated and prosecuted a number of groundbreaking cases involving allegations of accounting fraud, insider trading, corruption, market manipulation, offering fraud, and regulated entity cases involving broker-dealers and investment advisors. Mr. Miller represents some of the largest multi-national companies and financial firms in multijurisdictional investigations—leading investigations in more than 40 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. Many of these matters involve parallel investigations by the US, UK, and other international authorities. On a proactive basis, Mr. Miller regularly conducts risk assessments, transactional due diligence, and enhancements to global compliance programs. Mr. Miller’s experience spans a number of industries, including financial services, life sciences, technology, oil and gas, and defense. Mr. Miller is particularly experienced in the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors, representing multi-national companies in some of the most significant cases under the FCPA and the UK Bribery Act.

Recent Representations

Representing a large multinational company in connection with an SEC monitorship, including with respect to related enhancements to its global compliance program.
Representing a Fortune 50 pharmaceutical and healthcare company in connection with anti-corruption investigations by the DOJ, SEC, UK Serious Fraud Office, and other government authorities involving over three dozen countries across the globe.
Representing a multi-national pharmaceutical company in connection with its global anti-corruption/ FCPA due diligence associated with its US$16 billion acquisition of the vaccines business of another pharmaceutical company, divestiture of its oncology business, and a consumer healthcare joint venture.
Advising a Fortune 50 life sciences company in connection with corporate governance and enhancements to its global compliance program, including a global risk assessment, third-party training, internal audit program, and third-party oversight.
Representing a global specialist HIV company in conducting internal investigations of anti-corruption allegations in several countries, including in the CIS, Middle East, and South America.
Representing a foreign sovereign wealth fund in an investigation of certain trading activities by the SEC. The SEC declined to take enforcement action following a lengthy investigation.
Representing a Fortune 50 medical device company in anti-corruption investigations by the SEC and Italian authorities. The SEC declined to institute enforcement action.
Representing a major investment bank in an investigation by the SEC and state regulators regarding mortgage and securities-related issues.
Advising a Fortune 50 company on anti-corruption matters in China, including with respect to a joint venture and third-party sales force.
Defending a global oil and gas corporation in the successful resolution of investigations by the DOJ and SEC regarding possible FCPA violations in its Nigerian operations.
Representing a global manufacturer in FCPA investigations by the SEC, including conducting internal investigations in China and Europe while developing a global risk assessment. The matter favorably resolved with the SEC, which credited the Company’s response and remediation of the issues.
Counseling a private equity fund regarding compliance and due diligence matters in the Middle East.
Conducting an internal investigation of financial reporting issues for a national clothing manufacturer.
Advising the audit committee of a major animal products company in conducting investigations of financial reporting, executive perquisites, and potential conflicts of interest.
Representing a CFO of a life sciences company in an investigation by the SEC regarding financial reporting. The SEC declined to take enforcement action.
Developing a global compliance program for a multi-national technology company.
Representing the former CFO of a NASDAQ-listed corporation in SEC and DOJ investigations concerning allegations of accounting fraud. Investigations concluded without any criminal charges or SEC enforcement proceedings.
Representing numerous other notable companies and executives in life sciences, technology, retail, telecommunications, and manufacturing companies in investigations by the SEC regarding financial reporting, accounting, executive compensation, and insider trading matters.
Conducting numerous internal investigations on behalf of corporations and their Audit Committees concerning accounting, revenue recognition, disclosure, and various other securities-related issues.
Representing life sciences, technology, and financial institutions and their officers and directors in shareholder class actions, derivative lawsuits, and other commercial litigation, including Capital One Financial, Northwestern Corporation, Dura Pharmaceuticals, Ligand Pharmaceuticals, and Semtech Corporation, among others.

Accolades and Recognitions

Mr. Miller has been recognized for his innovative approach to complex investigations and significant litigation. One major corporation’s litigation team recently awarded Mr. Miller as its first ever “Hero of the Year” recipient for his outstanding representation in a high-profile FCPA investigation.
Ethisphere 2014, “Attorneys Who Matter,” Specialists – Private Practice
Global Investigations Review 2016, “Washington DC’s Leading FCPA Practices”
Recipient of the 2014 Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing

Speaking Engagements and Publications

Mr. Miller lectures and publishes regularly and is often quoted in articles on securities enforcement, anti-corruption, and legal ethics issues published by Bloomberg, Ethisphere, Law360, Los Angeles Times, Main Justice, Reuters, and the Wall Street Journal, among other leading publications.
Co-Author of the Bloomberg/BNA treatise, Responding to Corporate Criminal Investigations.
Contributing author of the Global Law and Business treatise, Anti-corruption Laws and Regulations (United Kingdom).

Education

University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif, 1999
University of California, San Diego, B.A., 1994

Rankings & Awards

Recognized as the National Law Journal’s Washington, D.C. White Collar Litigation Department of the Year
Paul Hastings' Investigations and White Collar Defense Practice was named Washington D.C.’s White Collar Litigation Department of the Year by The National Law Journal. The publication noted the firm’s challenging, high-profile representation of Gordon Sondland, U.S. Ambassador to the EU, in the impeachment proceedings against President Trump. The feature noted how the practice advanced their client’s interests in “a pivotal moment of the impeachment proceedings.” NLJ’s feature also noted the firm’s successful representation of an international bank in a settlement with the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) which included no admission of liability and a 98% reduction of OFAC’s penalty demand.
May 27, 2020

Recognized in the Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100 for 2019
Paul Hastings was again ranked in Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100, a ranking of “100 firms from around the world able to handle sophisticated cross-border government-led and internal investigations." Building off rankings in consecutive years, the firm moved up to break GIR's Top 20 list of law firms working in complex global investigations. The following attorneys were noted in the editorial profiling the firm: Ken Breen, Robert Luskin, John (Jay) Darden, Kwame Manley, Tim Dickinson, Tara Giunta, Thomas Zaccaro, Gary Giampetruzzi, Michael Levy,, Corinne Lammers, Morgan Miller, Nat Edmonds, Tom Best, Matt Herrington, Jonathan Drimmer, and Simon Airey.
October 24, 2019

Recognized in the Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100 for 2018
Paul Hastings was again ranked in Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100, a ranking of 100 firms from around the world able to handle sophisticated cross-border government-led and internal investigations. Building off rankings in consecutive years, the firm maintained a ranking in GIR's Top 25 list of law firms working in complex global investigations. The following attorneys were noted in the editorial profiling the firm: Ken Breen, Simon Airey, Bruno Cova, Jay Darden, Tim Dickinson, Nat Edmonds, Gary Giampetruzzi, Tara Giunta, Corinne Lammers, Michael Levy, Robert Luskin, Kwame Manley, Morgan Miller, Francesca Petronio, Jamie Gardner, Samuel Cooper, Jennifer Riddle, and Thomas Zaccaro.
November 02, 2018

Recognized in the Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100 for 2017
Paul Hastings was again ranked in Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100, a ranking of “100 firms from around the world able to handle sophisticated cross-border government-led and internal investigations. Building off rankings in consecutive years, the firm moved up more than 10 spaces to break GIR's Top 25 list of law firms working in complex global investigations. The following attorneys were noted in the editorial profiling the firm: Ken Breen, Simon Airey, Bruno Cova, John (Jay) Darden, Tim Dickinson, Nat Edmonds, Gary Giampetruzzi, Tara Giunta, Corinne Lammers, Robert Luskin, Kwame Manley, Morgan Miller, John Nowak, Francesca Petronio, Jamie Gardner, and Jennifer Riddle, and Thomas Zaccaro.
October 27, 2017

Ranked by Global Investigations Review's coverage of Washington DC’s FCPA Bar
Paul Hastings was ranked “Elite”—the highest category—in “Washington DC’s FCPA Bar,” “a ranked guide to the best firms for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters in the US capital” published by Global Investigations Review publication Just Anti-Corruption. The accompanying profile of the firm noted that Paul Hastings “wields an all-star cast of attorneys on the DC FCPA scene,” mentioning Amy Carpenter-Holmes, Jay Darden, Timothy Dickinson, Nathaniel Edmonds, Tara Giunta, Corinne Lammers, Michael Levy, Bob Luskin, Kwame Manley, and Morgan Miller.
August 22, 2016

Winner of 2014 Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing

Nathaniel Edmonds, Palmina Fava and Morgan Miller have been named winners of the prestigious 2014 Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing for their article: “FCPA Declinations: How to Maximize Your Chance to Get a Pass When a Corruption Problem Occurs.”

April 30, 2014

Professionals

Morgan J Miller

Practice Areas

Admissions

Education

Recent Representations

Accolades and Recognitions

Speaking Engagements and Publications

Education

News

Insights

Upcoming events

Rankings & Awards